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Cheered on by basketball legend Michael Jordan, Roger Federer became the first player to claim 50 match wins this season with a straight-sets victory in round one at the US Open Tuesday night. Federer enjoyed a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(4) win over Australian Marinko Matosevic to set up a second-round meeting with another Australian, big-serving 26-year-old Sam Groth.

Asked about Jordan's presence, Federer said: "I was so happy that he
came into the world of tennis for a little bit and that he got to see me
as the character in the whole show was pretty cool. I met him yesterday
for the first time and it was a big deal for me; it’s been a special
past 24 hours. We talked how I prepare, how much I play, where I go
next; we exchanged ideas about our respective sports. That’s what you
talk about.

"He was just my hero of all sports," said Federer, who will next meet another Australian Sam Groth.

"That's what he was for me growing up. "Besides Edberg and Becker being my tennis idols, I had Jordan as my all sports
idol.

"I just remember when I was younger; in Germany it was really big on the German TV stations. That's where I saw him doing all his moves. I wasn't necessarily a Chicago Bulls fan or anything like that. It's just I was into him, into the incredible athlete, just being that guy who was carrying basketball at the time. So I guess that's what inspired me."

Jordan sat in Federer’s box throughout the match, in which Federer
debuted his new shoe, the Nike Zoom Vapor 9 Tour AJ3, which looked
somewhat like the Air Jordans sported by the former Chicago Bulls icon
during his legendary career. Also cheering on Federer was hockey star
Henrik Lundqvist, of the New York Rangers.

"About a year ago, I heard that Roger wanted to design and wear a Jordan
shoe on the court," Jordan said, according to Style.com. "I have
followed Roger's career and have been a big fan for some time now. I
definitely thought this could be a really unique and special
collaboration, and when I heard that Roger wanted the shoe to be modeled
after the Air Jordan 3, I was in."

Asked what about Jordan inspired him, Federer said, "His longevity,
the way he made it look easy, his will to win, wanting to be the best,
delivering under pressure, being a superstar in a team sport, carrying
his team for so many years. There's so many things that he did well and
represented the game really nicely, I thought. That's why he also became
my idol."

Now 23-1 in night matches in Arthur Ashe
Stadium, Federer improved to 68-9 lifetime at Flushing Meadows, where
he seeks an 18th Grand Slam title in his 60th consecutive appearance at
the majors. The Swiss has won 19 of his past 21 matches dating back to his title run in Halle.

Federer seemed destined for a routine win serving at 4-3 in the third
set, but Matosevic claimed his lone break in the eighth game and later
had a mini-break in the tie-break before Federer closed out the match.

"It was a bit more difficult than I thought it was going to be in the
third set. Marinko has a big game," said Federer.